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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Status of Expressways to be Constructed
At present, implementation of 7 expressways having length of 2507 km has been taken up. Out of 2507 kms, 440 km has been completed. Ministry has issued detailed guidelines dated 03.06.2020 for providing relief due to COVID pandemic. The details of relief provided to Contractors / Concessionaires /Consultants to mitigate the delay & ease in financial situation are as under:
- Release of Retention Money in proportion to the work already executed.
- Release of Performance Guarantee on pro-rata basis.
- Extension of time to Contractors/Concessionaires/Consultants.
- Relaxation in Schedule-H to provide monthly payment.
- Direct payment to approved Sub-Contractor.
- Waiver of penalty for delay in submission of Performance Security.
- Provision for submission of Bid Security in bid document has been relaxed.
All these relief measures were made available upto 31st December, 2020 except relaxation in Schedule-H  which was extended upto 30th June, 2021.
This information was given by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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IndianOil Financial Performance Q1 2020-21 
IndianOil reported Revenue from Operations of ₹88,937 crores for the first quarter of Financial Year 20-21 as compared to ₹1,50,137 crores in corresponding period of Financial Year 19-20. The Net Profit for the period ended 30th June 2020 is lower at ₹1,911 crores as compared to ₹3,596 crores during the corresponding period of previous financial year mainly on account of inventory losses during current period.
IndianOil Chairman, Mr. S.M. Vaidya, said, “IndianOil sold 16.504 million tonnes of products, including exports, during the first quarter of financial year 2020-21. Our refining throughput for Q1 20-21 was 12.930 million tonnes and the throughput of the Corporation’s countrywide pipelines network was 15.017 million tonnes during the same period. The gross refining margin  during the first quarter of FY 20-21 was $ per bbl as compared to $4.69 per bbl in corresponding period of previous financial year. The core GRM for current period after offsetting inventory loss/ gain comes to $4.27 per bbl.”.
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs
A searchable digital repository developed by M/o Tribal Affairs to preserve and promote rich tribal cultural heritage
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is administrating the schemes of “Eklavya Model Residential Schools ” and “Grants under Article 275 of the Constitution” for promotion of tribal education. Total 740 EMRS schools have been proposed, one in every block having ST population of 20000 or more and with 50% tribal persons. These schools will provide quality education to tribal students in their own environment besides having special facilities for preserving local art and culture, training in sports and skill development.
Further under the schemes of “Support of Tribal Research Institute” and “Tribal Festival, Research, Information and Mass Education” various activities are undertaken preserve and promote tribal culture as detailed below:
 Research studies/publication of books/documentation including audio visual documentaries on promotion of rich tribal cultural heritage. The details of these projects sanctioned can be seen at website of Ministry 
 Tribal cultural exchange programmes
 Research and documentation of Indigenous practices by tribal healers and medicinal plants, Adivasi Languages, agriculture system, dances and paintings etc.
 To acknowledge the heroic and patriotic deeds of tribal people, Ministry has sanctioned setting up 10 Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum. These museums will also exhibit rich tribal cultural heritage of the region.
 To preserve and promote rich tribal cultural heritage and also to create awareness among others, a searchable digital repository viz. Tribal Digital Document repository  and Tribal Repository  have been developed where all research papers, books, reports and documents, folks songs, photos/videos with their metadata are uploaded. The tribal repository currently has more than 10,000 photographs, videos and publications which are mostly done by TRIs.
 Development of bilingual Primers for preservation of tribal languages and enhancement of learning achievement level amongst the Scheduled Tribe Students. Many language primers have been developed by various State Governments.
 Ministry gives funding to TRIFED for organizing Adi Mahotsav festival. State level festivals like Hornbill festival of Nagaland, Pawl-kut festival of Mizoram, MedaramJatra of Telangana are funded through TRI. Tribal craft melas, painting competitions and festivals are being organised to promote tribal culture. Details can be seen at Adi-Prasaran portal .
27 Tribal Research Institutes  have been set up across country with an objective to act as a think tank and become repository of information on tribal communities. The details of TRIs, State-wise, are given below:
This information was given by Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri BishweswarTuduin a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacts with brave personnel involved in rescue operation in ropeway accident in Deoghar, Jharkhand
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, who also attended the interaction, congratulated and thanked NDRF, Air Force, ITBP, Army and representatives of District Administration
It was a very difficult operation carried out patiently by brave personnel, in short time frame, many agencies carried out the operation together displaying very good coordination and least damage
Home Minister expressed his deepest condolences to families who lost their loved ones in the tragic accident, and hoped that God shall give them the strength to bear this loss
There has been a major change in approach to disaster management since 2014, as before 2014 there was only a relief-centric approach, but after Shri Narendra Modi became Prime Minister,
saving human lives
became an additional component of disaster management
After extensive discussions and planning, a system has been evolved beginning with the NDRF and then downwards to the SDRFs, District Collectors and villages, this system works well in most difficult situations with mutual coordination on the basis of their practice and is ready to save lives at all times, the rescue operations in the Deoghar accident is one such example
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with the brave personnel involved in the rescue operation of the ropeway accident in Deoghar, Jharkhand. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah also attended the interaction. The Union Home Minister congratulated and thanked the NDRF, Air Force, ITBP, Army and representatives of the District Administration.
Shri Amit Shah said that it was a very difficult operation which was carried out patiently by the brave personnel. A number of agencies carried out the operation together displaying very good coordination and least damage, in a very short time frame. The Union Minister expressed his deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this tragic accident, and hoped that God shall give them the strength to bear this loss.
Union Home Minister said that after 2014, there has been a big change in the approach to disaster management in the country. Before 2014, there was only relief-centric approach but after Shri Narendra Modi assumed the post of Prime Minister, the approach of saving human lives has become an additional component of disaster management. Shri Amit Shah said that after extensive discussions and planning, a system has been evolved beginning with the NDRF and then downwards to the SDRFs, District Collectors and villages, and this system works well in the most difficult situations with mutual coordination on the basis of their practice and is ready to save lives at all times. The rescue operations in the Deoghar accident is one such example of this.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
ASI celebrates World Heritage Day in Manipur with function at the Vishnu Temple, Bishnupur
The Archaeological Survey of India  celebrated World Heritage Day in Manipur with a simple function at the Vishnu Temple at Bishnupur today morning.
A rally, drawing competition and Swacchta activities were carried out at the recently renovated temple, which is the only ASI-protected monument in the State. Manipur comes under the aegis of the Aizawl Circle of the ASI.
The Bishnupur Temple of Vishnu is one of the oldest known-brick temples in Manipur. The temple was built during the reign of King Kyamba  of Manipur. It is believed that he constructed this temple after receiving a Vishnu emblem from neighbouring Shan King .
Under the supervision of Sh. Ramakrishna Reddy, Superintending Archaeologist, Aizawl Circle, the ASI recently completed conservation, development and providing of amenities at the temple. The work, which took 6 months to complete, includes construction of boundary walls, solar lighting and laying of garden etc.
The ASI is marking the day by organizing events across the country at its monuments. Free entry has also been arranged at all ASI-protected sites and monuments today.
Ministry of Coal
Growth of 8% in Coal Supply to Power Sector
Increase of 35.6% in Coal stock at the power plants
Railway rakes are playing crucial role in supply of coal to power sectors
Ministry of Coal has been in a constant endeavor to maintain coal stock at sufficient level and increase coal supply to meet energy need of the country.
Coal India Ltd. has supplied 389.63 MT coal to power sector during current year  registering a growth of 8% over the same period of last year.
Railway rake loading of CIL including loadings from washery& Good-Shed siding has increased by 8% during current year as compared to the same period last year.
As on 22ndJanuary 2019 power plants are having 18.663 MT coal stock sufficient for 11 days. Last year on the same date  it was 13.759 MT coal stock which was sufficient for 9 days. There has been an increase of 35.6% in coal stock at the power plants as compared to the same period of last year.
Special Service and Features
3.222 Kgs of Gold totally worth Rs. 1.41 crores seized by Chennai Air Customs
In two separate incidents, Air Intelligence Unit of Chennai Air Customs seized unclaimed 24K Gold worth Rs. 1.41 crore.
On 29.10.2021 while rummaging Flight No 6E-66 at 04:00 hrs, 12 nos Gold pieces  wrapped with black adhesive tape, concealed inside water heater in toilet of the aircraft were recovered. Gold totally weighing 702 gms of 24K purity valued at Rs.30,85,290/- recovered as unclaimed and seized under Customs Act
In another incident, the officers found Gold in paste form wrapped in innerwear clothes lying in waste bin of a toilet in the Airport. Upon extraction, 2.52 kg of Gold valued at Rs. 1.11 crore emerged from this paste which was also seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
A total of 3.222 Kgs of gold totally worth Rs. 1.41 crores was recovered and seized under Customs Act, 1962.
Further investigations are under progress, according to a press release issued by Principal Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
2-day comprehensive consultative sessions held with subject-matter experts to discuss and finalize the schedules and the sampling methodology for the five All-India Surveys
A series of back to back meetings were held on 28.02.2021 and 01.03.2021 at Kolkata under the Chairmanship of the Chairman of the Expert GroupProf. SP Mukherjee and Director General, Labour Bureau Shri DPS Negito finalize the schedules and sampling methodology for the five All India Surveys relating to Domestic Workers, Migrant Workers, Employment Generated by the Professionals, the Employment Generated in Transport Sector and the All India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey.
Detailed discussions and in-depth deliberations were held to finalize and freeze the schedules for all the five All-India Surveys. Prof. S P Mukherjee, the Chairman of the Expert Group, in close consultation with the subject matter experts and senior officers from the IES and ISS discussed and finalized the schedules for all the Five All-India Surveys to be canvassed.
Power point presentations explaining sampling design and schedules for each of the five surveys were made by the officers of Labour Bureau and the subject matter experts. The schedules to be canvassed were deconstructed block-wise for each of the five All India surveys in detail. The same were finalized and frozen.
The Sampling Methodology for each of the five All-India Surveys was discussed in great detail. The officers-in-charge of the surveys made detailed presentations deconstructing the proposed sampling designs. The Chairman of the Expert Group, Prof. SP Mukherjee went into the depth of analyzing the proposed sampling methodology for each of the five surveys before finalizing the same.
The back-to-back meetings were a part of the 2-day comprehensive consultative sessions with subject-matter experts to discuss and finalize the schedules and the sampling methodology for the five All-India Surveys.
Shri D. P. S. Negi deeply appreciated the efforts put in by the subject-matter experts as well as the officers of Labour Bureau in designing the schedules and working out the sampling methodology. He stated that the data collected through these five bespoke All-India surveys will provide important inputs for evidence based policy making. Besides, it would help to fill the data gaps that existed until now as far as migrant and domestic workers are concerned.
Ministry of Defence
INS Rajput Decommissioned
The Indian Navy’s first destroyer INS Rajput was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam after serving the nation for 41 glorious years on Friday, 21 May 21. The ship was decommissioned in a solemn and low key event due to the ongoing COVID Pandemic when the National Flag, Naval Ensign, and the Decommissioning Pennant were lowered at sunset time in the presence of Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command, the Chief Guest for the ceremony. In recognition of the yeoman service rendered to the nation by the ship, a Special Postal Cover was released by the Chief Guest on the occasion.
INS Rajput was commissioned on 04 May 1980, at Poti, Georgia , as the lead ship of the Rajput Class Destroyers of the Indian Navy with Capt  Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani as the first Commanding Officer. During her service, the ship had the distinction of being part of both the Western and Eastern Fleets. She was based in Mumbai till Jun 1988 and thereafter was re-based at Visakhapatnam as part of the Eastern Fleet.
Endowed with menacing looks, the ship was equipped with an array of weapons and sensors which included, surface-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air missiles, anti-aircraft guns, torpedoes, and anti-submarine rocket launchers. INS Rajput was also the first ship to be fitted out to fire the supersonic cruise and long-range BrahMos missile. She was also the first Indian Naval ship to get affiliated with an Indian Army Regiment ‘the Rajput Regiment’.
Apart from participating in various naval operations like Op Pawan, Operation Aman, Operation Cactus, and various multinational exercises, the ship was a flag bearer of the Indian Navy's benign role by participating in various relief operations which include cyclone relief operations off Odisha Coast in 1999, relief operations post Tsunami in Andaman & Nicobar Islands in 2004 and HADR mission after the earthquake at Jakarta.
In her glorious service to the nation, the ship has been helmed by 31 Commanding Officers. The ship since its commissioning has sailed a distance of over 7,87,194 nautical miles which is equivalent to navigating around the world 36.5 times and 3.8 times the distance from Earth to Moon.
The decommissioning ceremony was attended by very few officers and sailors from the Eastern Fleet and other organisations of ENC whilst adhering to the COVID protocols. The event was live-streamed on the internet and Naval intranet for the benefit of a larger audience viz., serving personnel, veterans, and outstation ex-crew who had served onboard the ship. The virtual attendees included Vice Adm Atul Kumar Jain, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee, former Commanding Officers and, Officers and Sailors of the Commissioning Crew.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Unique flavours of authentic tribal cuisine at the Tribes India Aadi Mahotsav currently on at Dilli Haat
The Aadi Mahotsav- A Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Crafts, Culture and Commerce is on at DilliHaat, INA, New Delhi till the 30thNovember, 2021 from 11 am to 9 pm. The Aadi Mahotsav has been organised as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav week celebrations of Tribal Affairs Ministry launched on 15th November by the Prime Minister , which has also been declared as Jan Jatiya Gaurav Divas.
One of the most interesting aspects of tribal life is the array of authentic dishes, unique to the different tribes. Authentic tribal cuisine is a major attraction of the ongoing Tribes India AadiMahotsav Dilli Haat in New Delhi. The National Tribal Festival, an annual affair, showcases interesting dishes from across the country. Crowds visiting Dilli Haat have been thronging to the Aadi Vyanjan section, where food stalls from across the country, from states such as Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh have been put up.
Tribal communities have a close connection with nature; their simplicity and reverence towards nature is carried over to the food. The same reverence is reflected in their cuisine; the tribals consider their food to be sacred. Tribal cuisine is not only interesting, but also nutritious and balanced. Be it the daal baati churma from Rajasthan or the litti chokha or Thapdi roti from Jharkhand, or the kadhi from Uttarakhand, tribal food is simple, nutritious and edible. There seems to be a preference of different types of millets among the tribals – hence dishes made out of major and minor millets are available such as ragi pakodas and madwa rotis from Jharkhand, ragi idlis and dosas from Tamil Nadu.
Over the past few days it has been observed that some dishes attracted more attention than the others. Chapda chutney or red ant chutney had many takers. Chapda chutney, made from red ants, is said to be not only tasty but also helps keep diseases at bay. Mahua dishes also garnered much interest. Mahua trees are commonly available all over the forests of central and western India. Not surprising then are the mahua dishes – ranging from mahua tea to mahua shakarpara.
One can also enjoy other exotic, tasty foods such as dhuska , banjara biryani, thapdi roti, herbal teas and Araku coffee from different parts of the country.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
CISF Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Cycle Rally starts from Yerawda Jail, Pune
1,703 km-long 27-day Rally from Pune to Delhi will cover significant places of freedom struggle
Pune / Mumbai, 04th September 2021
As part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahostav’ celebrations, Central Industrial Security Force  is organising 10 cycle rallies in different parts of country. All the rallies will terminate at Rajghat, New Delhi, the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, on Gandhi Jayanti, 2nd October 2021. The rallies are being organized with a focus on the youth of the country to get them connected with the brave stories of our freedom fighters and with the sacrifices made by unsung heroes of India’s freedom movement.
The longest of the 10 rallies has been flagged off today, 4th September 2021, from Yerawda Jail, Pune. Yerawda Jail is the place where historic Poona Act was signed when Gandhiji fasted to protest against Communal award. He was housed three times in this jail, including in 1932 and in 1942 along with many other freedom fighters, during Quit India Movement.
The rally from Yerawda Jail, Pune has been flagged off today in the presence of Member of Parliament, Pune, Shri Girish Bapat; noted hockey player Shri Dhanraj Pillay; freedom fighter Shri Vasant Prasade; Additional Director General, CISF, Shri Anil Kumar; IG, CISF, Shri K. N. Tripathy, along with other senior CISF officers, Police Officers, other dignitaries and cycling lovers.
All the dignitaries and cycling lovers of Pune city gave their best wishes to the cyclists and gave grand farewell for the Cycle Rally.
The route plan of the cycle rally has been prepared to include significant historical places associated with the freedom movement. The cycle rally started from Yerawda Jail Pune and will terminate at Rajghat, Delhi covering a distance of around 1,703 kilometres, over a period of 27 days. The cycling team contingent consists of total 26 CISF personnel, comprising 10 cyclists and 16 administrative support staff, along with two vehicles.
En route, the rally visited Aga Khan Palace, Pune, where Mahatma Gandhi was kept in confinement during freedom struggle. This is the place where Gandhiji lived for 21 months after he gave the call for Quit India on 8th August, 1942. During this period, the Mahatma lost his wife Kasturba and his secretary Narayan Desai. The Samadhis of both of them are located in this grand palace of Pune, built by celebrated architect Charles Correa.
The rally will also visit Rajgurunagar, birthplace of freedom fighter Rajguru, tomorrow. It will pass also through Santwadi, Sangamner, Indian Security Press in Nashik, Chandvad, Arvi town and Shirpur Fata in Maharashtra.
On the 15th day, the cycle rally will reach Bhopal. The team of cyclists led by Sub Inspector Dhiraj Kumar Janice will cross over to Agra in Uttar Pradesh from Dholpur in Madhya Pradesh on the 24th day.
Some of the historically significant places being covered by the rally are Rajgurunagar , Bhavra in Madhya Pradesh  and Shivpuri , also in Madhya Pradesh.
The event is being organized while strictly following COVID protocols.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Rashtriya Gokul Mission has been initiated by Government of India in December 2014 with the aim of development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines thereby making milk production more remunerative to the farmers. The year wise funds allocated and expenditure made under the scheme is given in the following table:
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Financial
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Rs. Crore
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2014-15
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2015-16
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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Total
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Allocation
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159.40
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81.77
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119.5
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190
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750.5
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302
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1603.17
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Expenditure
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159.02
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81.76
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118.75
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187.64
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750.44
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253.58|
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1551.19expenditure made upto September 2019.
The component wise project cost approved and total funds released is given in the following table.
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S.
No.
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Components of the Scheme
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Total Project cost approved

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Funds Released 
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1
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Extension of AI coverage
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1755.56
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711.73
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2
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Establishment of Embryo Transfer
Technology and In Vitro Fertilization labs
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168.14
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139.59
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3.
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Establishment of Centre of excellence
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63.80
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38.52
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4
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Establishment of Sex Sorted Semen
Production facility
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522.50
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208.03
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5
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Establishment of Gokul Grams
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207.62
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96.06
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6
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Pashu Sanjivni
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123.03
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88.81
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7
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Krishi kalyan Abhiyan 
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62.74
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62.74
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8.
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Nationwide AI programme
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293.88
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205.71
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Total
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3197.27
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1551.19
There is no delay in implementation of Rashtriya Gokul Mission and expenditure made is as per allocation made available under the scheme.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in Lok Sabha today.